Kingdom of Valencia

The Kingdom of Valencia (1094-1100) was a short-lived Iberian kingdom ruled by El Cid and his wife Ximena. El Cid conquered Valencia from the Moors and Aragon, and Valencia became his domain. He died when the Moors laid siege to Valencia, and his wife Ximena sent his body out on his horse, causing the Moorish army to flee in droves. However, Ximena's kingdom was soon conquered by the Moors again.

History
In 1094, the mercenary El Cid led an army of mercenaries under the banner of Castile to conquer the Moorish city of Valencia. The Castilians defeated their fellow Spaniards, the Aragonese, before defeating the Moors, and El Cid proclaimed himself the "King of Valencia" with his wife Ximena as queen.

The Kingdom of Valencia was a very untrustworthy nation with supreme power and unknown priorities, but it was bankrupt. El Cid fought against the Moors in a siege in 1100, and he was mortally wounded. Rather than die in his bed, he had his wife mount him on a horse and send him out to charge against the Moorish army. He trampled hundreds of Moorish soldiers and the Moors withdrew, but they soon returned and took over Valencia. Ximena burnt the city down and fled, making sure that the Moors had nothing to inherit.